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"cnn newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. hi, don. >>> hi, suzanne. thank you very much. i'm don lemon. brooke is off today. the eyes of the world are focusing now on the white house. within the next hour, congressional leaders will begin to arrive for what is likely to be a very tense meeting with the president. this is perhaps the final effort to avert the tax increase that is expected to cost the average family several thousand dollars a year. four days remain to reach an agreement, get it passed by the house and the senate and signed into law by the president. we're talking a long shot here. now, want to show you the players. president, there in the middle, democrats nancy pelosi and harry reid. republicans mitch mcconnell and john boehner. those four members of congress are expected to make the drive from the capital, which you see on the right, down pennsylvania avenue, to the white house, there on the left. and we expect them to enter through a side door on the west side of the mansion. that's the entrance right there. and they'll meet with the president. in the ov
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don lemon joins me now. you spent some time there during a period where these gun murders were spiking. >> you were talking about the children. last time i was there covering this story in depth was when an elementary school died and it was caught on videotape and sparked the nation to look at chicago. i not only went there when it was at its worst, i lived there for three years. and i am very familiar with these communities. and so when this started happening and the nation we figured here on cnn and i did that the nation needed to know about it. we went and we talked about it. but i wanted you to hear one of the main reasons that this happens is because of these people who are committing this gun violence and also victims of it as well, they feel they have no other option. they would rather do had this, sell drugs, be in gangs than work at mcdonald's. listen to one man. he's an admitted gang bang er. you'll hear his voice. >> what's the violence for? what's the reason for shooting? why do so many people ge
don lemon joins me now. you spent some time there during a period where these gun murders were spiking. >> you were talking about the children. last time i was there covering this story in depth was when an elementary school died and it was caught on videotape and sparked the nation to look at chicago. i not only went there when it was at its worst, i lived there for three years. and i am very familiar with these communities. and so when this started happening and the nation we figured...
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don loved his new fedora. then the big alabama fan found his real present. >> we going to the game! >> tears of joy. tickets to the bcs national championship game to watch his beloved alabama crimson tide take on notre dame. we talked to him on the phone the other day. said he'd never been to an alabama bowl game. he gets to go to with his son. win or lose, that's exciting. >> that's one where you want to watch the whole video. he's thrilled about his hat. he's like, i should have had this this morning. he's very thrilled about that. but when he realizes that the tin tickets are in there, he's totally overcome. >> it's really sweet. >> he doesn't stop laughing. >> do we get a vote? >> i don't think we should influence or prejudice the voting in any way. >> you're right. okay. >> i love all the videos equally. >> so "today's" top click choic choices. ghost in the elevator, traffic man, grinch kitty, and the tickets. we'll reveal the winner next friday and put it up against three new videos. >>> up next, ann travels to new zealand for an exclusive look at the making of "the hobbit." f
don loved his new fedora. then the big alabama fan found his real present. >> we going to the game! >> tears of joy. tickets to the bcs national championship game to watch his beloved alabama crimson tide take on notre dame. we talked to him on the phone the other day. said he'd never been to an alabama bowl game. he gets to go to with his son. win or lose, that's exciting. >> that's one where you want to watch the whole video. he's thrilled about his hat. he's like, i should...
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i'm don lemon, and this is cnn's top ten of 2012. this hour we look at the stories that captured our attention, what we see as the biggest stories of the year around the world. in crime, money, weather, and even the biggest scandals. and later this hour, the big reveal of the most intriguing people of the year as chosen by you. we begin with the topic that dominated our coverage for much of the year. here's cnn's chief political correspondent and anchor of state of the union candy krolly with the top political stories of 2012. >> picking the top ten moments of an election year is like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach, there are an impossible number of possibilities. there are the moments when catch phrases become boomerangs. >> if you've got a business, you didn't build that. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> when cast members stole the spotlight. >> i'm an american woman who uses continue semgs, so let's start there. >> it's like an etch-e-sketch. shake it up and start over again. >>
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that huge supply chain are also doing responsible things i'll be wearing out on latterly any time soon don if i go to you people you'll love the term peak oil but there's also the term peak water does that mean anything to you and what should it mean to others. did you say peak oil or people water. i haven't heard the term before could you explain no no no i'm not saying i'm asking you if it means anything to you because i can't i can talk about him tony go ahead jump in. which is following on the idea of peak oil where there seems if you look at the numbers on oil and gas that we've reached a point where on about an hour in the case of gas a little bit in the future where the next in the amount of gas. being mobilized and after that the volumes that could be mobilized will get less and if we've got the demand for those products those energy projects which got us for the peak level then if the variability is going down then we've got a problem but of course energy and some ways more complicated much more complicated than water because whereas with water we've got in the rivers in the groun
that huge supply chain are also doing responsible things i'll be wearing out on latterly any time soon don if i go to you people you'll love the term peak oil but there's also the term peak water does that mean anything to you and what should it mean to others. did you say peak oil or people water. i haven't heard the term before could you explain no no no i'm not saying i'm asking you if it means anything to you because i can't i can talk about him tony go ahead jump in. which is following on...
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americans across the board jump massively at the same time as spending plummets activist and journalist don de bar says it's not the deadlock that bothers him but rather what has already been agreed upon. the real problem in my eyes is not the fact that they can't reach an agreement but rather that they have reached an agreement on many fundamental things the grievance they have reached is that neither of them are going to advocate to put more money in the hands of working people they have no problem whatsoever removing a trillion dollars or three trillion dollars from the economy and delivering it to the bankers they did that inside of twenty days back in two thousand and eight and again in two thousand and nine with very little discussion. everyone agrees on both sides of the aisle that sums sort of reduction in benefits from social security and medicare is inevitable quote unquote well you know the rest of us don't believe that it's inevitable or even that it's necessary and certainly not the best that it's not desirable yet the agreement between the democrats and republicans on these fu
americans across the board jump massively at the same time as spending plummets activist and journalist don de bar says it's not the deadlock that bothers him but rather what has already been agreed upon. the real problem in my eyes is not the fact that they can't reach an agreement but rather that they have reached an agreement on many fundamental things the grievance they have reached is that neither of them are going to advocate to put more money in the hands of working people they have no...
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i'm don lemon. thanks for watching. >>> tonight, the one and only barbra streisand. ♪ of the way we were >> extraordinary hour with the legendary superstar. >> those men are fighting for your right to make any kind of picture you want. >> her incredible career. >> i only began to sing because i or regejon % , g, u'ri a sports jacket. >> yeah, i am. >> how did you know to buy a sports jacket? [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe. k. love you. [ chirping, buzzing continues ] [ horn honks ] [ buzzing continues ] [ male announcer ] the sprint drive first app. blocks and replies to texts while you drive. we can live without the &. visit sprint.com/drive. to the best vacation sp(all) the gulf! we can live without the &. it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this lo
i'm don lemon. thanks for watching. >>> tonight, the one and only barbra streisand. ♪ of the way we were >> extraordinary hour with the legendary superstar. >> those men are fighting for your right to make any kind of picture you want. >> her incredible career. >> i only began to sing because i or regejon % , g, u'ri a sports jacket. >> yeah, i am. >> how did you know to buy a sports jacket? [ cellphone chirping ] [ buzzing ] bye dad. drive safe....
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don guys i'm abby martin are going through a very special edition of breaking this set the show is a crusade against the mainstream media because i think it's important to rethink the establishment narrative unfortunately i'm not the only one oscar winning director all over stone has been on this very same mission for quite some time check out the media and everyone talks about that saying the news of the day and all the subconscious really important stuff that's going on is being neglected over media distracts us from what you and i should care about because there are profit driven industries that sell the sensationalistic garbage because that breaking news . so without further ado here to talk about their new showtime series and book i'll be joined by oliver stone and later his co-author peter cousin ik so let's break that said. it looks like. you've never seen anything like. this week marks the twenty fifth anniversary of the movie wall street a film that explores the greed and corruption that drives the gears of america's free market check it out if you're not. you are outside th
don guys i'm abby martin are going through a very special edition of breaking this set the show is a crusade against the mainstream media because i think it's important to rethink the establishment narrative unfortunately i'm not the only one oscar winning director all over stone has been on this very same mission for quite some time check out the media and everyone talks about that saying the news of the day and all the subconscious really important stuff that's going on is being neglected...
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download free broadcast quality video for your media projects free media oh don the r t dot com. wealthy british style. rights. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on. morning news today violence is once again flared up. saying these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china operations are the day . good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm lauren lyster here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for wednesday december nineteenth two thousand and twelve u.b.s. has settled over accusations of libel rigging as expected from reports we received earlier this week but we now know colorful details about the traders call each other nicknames like superman and captain chaos which was spelled wrong by the way that's according to the wall street journal now we get no such color from the federal reserve and its manipulation of rates but that is no coincidence we'll talk to a former v.p. of public affair
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download free broadcast quality video for your media projects and free media oh don the r t dot com. wealthy british style. is not on my list for. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kinds a report on our. mornings to do. games flared up. these are the images for world has been seeing from the streets of canada. trying operations to rule the day. you live on one hundred thirty three bucks a month for food i should try it because you know how fabulous. i mean. i know that i'm still looking for a really messy. and we're all very sort of sleep and. the worst we're going to go to the white house or to the. radio guy for minutes from a click. i want you to watch what we're about to do because you've never seen anything like this i'm told. come on guys i'm abby martin i can do a very special edition of breaking the set the show's a crusade against the mainstream media because i think it's important to rethink the establishment narrative unfortunately i'm n
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i'm don lemon. happy new year to you. jooirksz . >>> hello, i'm don lemon and this is cnn's top 10 of 2012. we look at the stories that captured our attention, what we see as the biggest stories of the year around the world, in crime, money, weather and even the biggestscandals and later this hour, those stories chosen by you. anchor of state of the union, candy crowley, with the top ten political stories of 2012. >>> like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach. impossible number of possibilities. catch phrases become boomerangs. >> if you got a business you didn't build that. >> i like being aable to find service members. >> i'm an american woman who uses contraception. let's start there. >> it's like an etch-a-sketch. you shake it up and we start all over again. >> i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. >> i think it's called romneysia. >> if i were to coin a term it would be obamaloney. >> there were game changers, too, moments that shook up the race or made history and made our top ten list. wisconsin's rep
i'm don lemon. happy new year to you. jooirksz . >>> hello, i'm don lemon and this is cnn's top 10 of 2012. we look at the stories that captured our attention, what we see as the biggest stories of the year around the world, in crime, money, weather and even the biggestscandals and later this hour, those stories chosen by you. anchor of state of the union, candy crowley, with the top ten political stories of 2012. >>> like finding your favorite grain of sand on the beach....
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judging by his reaction, a guy called don buckhammen sure did. >> and then some. his family surprised him with tickets to next month's championship game. >> fit him i guess. >> hey. >> we're going to the game, pop! we're going to the game! >> we're going to the game, pop! and don is with us now on the phone along with his son, daniel. good morning to you both. merry christmas. >> good morning. merry christmas to you, too. >> it's good enough to get the houndstooth cap as an alabama fan. then you look inside. what were you feeling? >> total, total shock. i had no clue. first i have never been to an alabama game in my life, much less the national championship game. and i don't know, when i looked in the hat and the first thing i saw was the bcs emblem on that ticket. and knowing what a hard ticket it is to get and knowing that they're not cheap, it just -- i was just shocked. it just blew me away. >> daniel, i guess you're just going for son of the year honors here. how hard was it to get that ticket? i know it was not cheap. >> it was not cheap, but it's one of tho
judging by his reaction, a guy called don buckhammen sure did. >> and then some. his family surprised him with tickets to next month's championship game. >> fit him i guess. >> hey. >> we're going to the game, pop! we're going to the game! >> we're going to the game, pop! and don is with us now on the phone along with his son, daniel. good morning to you both. merry christmas. >> good morning. merry christmas to you, too. >> it's good enough to get the...
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senator reid to do this, put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on miedddle class families don' go up, that unemployment is still available for 2 million people on that lays the groundwork for additional deficit reduction on economic growth steps that we can take in the new year but let's not miss this deadline. >> as for the two senate leaders, they spoke shortly after the meeting on sounded a bit more hopeful than the president. >> i think it was a very positive meeting. there was not a lot of hilarity in the meeting. everyone knows how important it is. it's a very serious meeting on it took an extended period of time, as you all know waiting for us. >> mr. president, i would just add -- i share the view of the majority leader, we had a good meeting down at the white house. we are engaged in discussion, the majority leader on myself on the white house >> -- so i'm hopeful. >> the american people are watching what we do here. obviously their patience is already thin. this is deja vu all over again. america wonders why it is that in this town for some reason you can't get stuff
senator reid to do this, put a bill on the floor that makes sure that taxes on miedddle class families don' go up, that unemployment is still available for 2 million people on that lays the groundwork for additional deficit reduction on economic growth steps that we can take in the new year but let's not miss this deadline. >> as for the two senate leaders, they spoke shortly after the meeting on sounded a bit more hopeful than the president. >> i think it was a very positive...
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. >> james holmes donned protective gear, threw tear gas and began firing. holmes faces one hundred and fifty-two charges. many victims continue to recover while others will never recover the loss they suffered that night. and number one -- >> unimaginable horror grips the nation in one of the deadliest school shootings in u.s. history. >> tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. >> this is unspeakable. >> innocent children shot dead in their classrooms. the victims? sixteen six-year-olds, four seven-year-olds along with adults. >> all who had the pleasure to meet her would agree that this world is a better place because she has been in it. >> an outpouring of kindness and compassion while a nation faced ard questions about mental health and guns as the president issued an emotional call for action. >> for those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory. >> randy kay, cnn, atlanta. >> next, the stories that affect your bottom line from facebook's ipo to the new apple boss to the new fiscal cliff. a loo
. >> james holmes donned protective gear, threw tear gas and began firing. holmes faces one hundred and fifty-two charges. many victims continue to recover while others will never recover the loss they suffered that night. and number one -- >> unimaginable horror grips the nation in one of the deadliest school shootings in u.s. history. >> tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. >> this is unspeakable. >> innocent children shot dead in their classrooms. the...
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my colleague don lemon shares with you the biggest stories of the year in crime, politics, money, and even the most scandalous stories. top ten of 2012 tonight at 7:00 eastern. >>> hi. my name is specialist ashley eady from kuwait. shout out to my brother pfc christopher mallard stationed in alaska. i love you. merry christmas. and i miss you. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. up high! ok. don't you have any usefull apps on that thing? who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app allows you to quickly calculate your mortgage payment based on today's incredibly low interest rates... right from your iphone or android smartphone. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪ >>> weather making news in parts of the country this christmas. the south is under the threat of severe weather and possible tornadoes as well and a win
my colleague don lemon shares with you the biggest stories of the year in crime, politics, money, and even the most scandalous stories. top ten of 2012 tonight at 7:00 eastern. >>> hi. my name is specialist ashley eady from kuwait. shout out to my brother pfc christopher mallard stationed in alaska. i love you. merry christmas. and i miss you. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete....
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i take issue with what bob , don payments when the. i take issue with what bob -- downpayments went down. this was a process that was slow but went on for many years. this chart is inverted showing the decline in down payment on some brymac and sub prime tries to compete with what fannie, freddie and fha were doing and historically some prime had 20% down payment on purchase loans. this chart starts in 2001. the data provided to me showed that in 1992 was a 25% down payment. >> one minute. >> you have the debt ratios kept going up and up and up. i point out this was a process that took place every year. by 2007 over 1-third of the gmc's full documented loan exceeded a $40,000 debt ratio. tom provided data that said that was the beast sub prime loan in 1991. that is how prime changed due to these efforts. i would only add that it happened relatively early in fannie mae and freddie mac were large players in it. the consequences of the misrepresentation on lending is well known. same thing happened with credit scores. back to the quote, l
i take issue with what bob , don payments when the. i take issue with what bob -- downpayments went down. this was a process that was slow but went on for many years. this chart is inverted showing the decline in down payment on some brymac and sub prime tries to compete with what fannie, freddie and fha were doing and historically some prime had 20% down payment on purchase loans. this chart starts in 2001. the data provided to me showed that in 1992 was a 25% down payment. >> one...
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. >>> don wright is not going to let a little thing like cancer keep from his goal running a marathon in every state. he's well on which is way to achieving that goal. he's an unusual patient in another way experimenting with a new approach to his disease. here's dr. sanjay gupta with today's "human factor." >> don's career spanned engineering, being a company vice president and the law. and at age 62, he discovered a new passion. marathons. eight years ago, just days after running his first 26-mile race though, he got some devastating news. >> i had gone to the doctor a couple of times for pain in my back. it was multiple myeloma. >> this is a chancer of the blood where the white blood cells invade bone marrow causing pain, usually in the back or the ribs. and patients are rarely cured. but wright refused to let that slow him down, even qualifying for the boston marathon. >> i got this devastating diagnosis, and we just, my family and i, we just kept on going. you know, there wasn't any reason to stop and be sorry, you know? we kept running marathons. >> incredibly in the last eight
. >>> don wright is not going to let a little thing like cancer keep from his goal running a marathon in every state. he's well on which is way to achieving that goal. he's an unusual patient in another way experimenting with a new approach to his disease. here's dr. sanjay gupta with today's "human factor." >> don's career spanned engineering, being a company vice president and the law. and at age 62, he discovered a new passion. marathons. eight years ago, just days...
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. $596billion i don'596 bill $586 billion, nobody is going to sneeze at that. jaime: i love this quote, shoes have turned the corner in the gift category there is a new handbag. kelly. >> reporter: what wil are you getting your husband, shoes hanna handbag. jaime: no. i don't think husbands get that. your present is on its way. we hope the stores hold up and that there are big sales. kelly: there is a big deal that is looming, and that is can they avert the fiscal crisis by getting a deal. president obama spending the christmas holidays in hawaii, but it's not all fun in the sun. still looming as i've just talked about is this large fiscal cliff as the deadline gets closer, and now there are reports surfacing that the president is looking to strike a partial deal that would extend tax cuts for the middle class while holding off on spending cuts. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the luxury of reporting live in honolulu, hawaii. ed it seems for the first time we might really go off the fiscal cliff which is something that you or so many of us in washi
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she spoke to don lemon yesterday. >> i don't think it's fair. i don't think it's right. the last couple of days have just been an emotional roller coaster. i'm trying to stay strong. >> i don't even know what to say about that, alina. >> the back story, apparently they were exchanging text messages outside of work, the wife got wind of the in late 2009. and in early 2010, she was fired. >> that's different from being irresistible. that's an important point. >> anyway. ahead, eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming. the big dent the 12 days of christmas would put on your wallet. >>> christmas with the first ladies. inside the white house with the team that helps decorate all of the beautiful rooms for the holidays. mt [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting dec
she spoke to don lemon yesterday. >> i don't think it's fair. i don't think it's right. the last couple of days have just been an emotional roller coaster. i'm trying to stay strong. >> i don't even know what to say about that, alina. >> the back story, apparently they were exchanging text messages outside of work, the wife got wind of the in late 2009. and in early 2010, she was fired. >> that's different from being irresistible. that's an important point. >>...
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we saw this -- i authored with don parata in the legislature in the late 1990s, the california assault weapons ban, also the saturday night special bill. we have very tough gun laws. we still have crimes, yes. but there's no question that they've helped to address some of the violence in our country. and i hope that we do act. we need to kt a. there are a lot of things that we could do to toughen our gun laws that are sensible and responsible. and the vast majority of people would agree on. >> mayor antonio villaraigosa, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you, carol. >>> let's shift gears now. more than 200,000 customers without power in the gulf coast region after a massive storm sparked everything fromnow to tornadoes across several states. thunderstorms also in the mix. this is what it looked like on i-20 near jackson, mississippi. heavy rains showering the highway as drivers struggled to see the road in front of them. the governor's declared a state of emergency. in arkansas drivers are being advised to stay off the roads if they possibly can after some parts o
we saw this -- i authored with don parata in the legislature in the late 1990s, the california assault weapons ban, also the saturday night special bill. we have very tough gun laws. we still have crimes, yes. but there's no question that they've helped to address some of the violence in our country. and i hope that we do act. we need to kt a. there are a lot of things that we could do to toughen our gun laws that are sensible and responsible. and the vast majority of people would agree on....
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but i have the privilege of knowing that we can get it don when we work together. i was so proud to bring to the senate a highway bl, a transportation bill. millions of jobs were at stake. our states were worried ty would stop getting their highway funds. we wld have had to stop road projects in the middle, wouldn't have had funding for transportation, for transit. but you know what happened? senator inhofe and i sat in a room, you couldn't find two people more diverse in our thinking, he a conservative republican, i a progressive liberal democrat and we sat in a room and he said i want this, this, and this. and i said i want that, that, and that. and then we said let's make a deal here. let's meet in the middle here. and we did it. much to everyone's surprise. and that bill passed the senate. when it got to the house it got stuck, so senator inhofe and i and senator reid went over to meet with john boehner and chairman mica and we all agreed we'd get it done. neither side got everything they want and anyone who takes that position in my opinion is not putting coun
but i have the privilege of knowing that we can get it don when we work together. i was so proud to bring to the senate a highway bl, a transportation bill. millions of jobs were at stake. our states were worried ty would stop getting their highway funds. we wld have had to stop road projects in the middle, wouldn't have had funding for transportation, for transit. but you know what happened? senator inhofe and i sat in a room, you couldn't find two people more diverse in our thinking, he a...
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. >> imagine if she were to pack a hair dresser on the awful plain we are all crime don. then we would be writing about -- the awful airplane we are all crammed on. then we would all be writing about the lavish expense. >> in some universities, only 10% of the teachers in the top four schools for science are female. what can we do to get more women in science, and why is it important? >> well, let's talk about why they are not there, first. what they're not there starts very early in terms of what women are exposed to, what the expectations are. and you know, it is a lot of hard work. not the people do not work hard in everything, as we have heard, but science is a funny business. you do not always see the limelight. public affirmation is not there. unless one becomes an entrepreneur or something like that. a lot of what happens with women is going to happen within the community within which they work. a lot of times, attitudes and reinforced. i think what needs to happen is that we need to try to reach young women early. we have to affirm them. we have to value science a
. >> imagine if she were to pack a hair dresser on the awful plain we are all crime don. then we would be writing about -- the awful airplane we are all crammed on. then we would all be writing about the lavish expense. >> in some universities, only 10% of the teachers in the top four schools for science are female. what can we do to get more women in science, and why is it important? >> well, let's talk about why they are not there, first. what they're not there starts very...
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don bless you all and thank you for being here. -- god bless you all. [applause] >> thank you for such a sensible message. perhaps congress should do their job. i do believe there is a simple way for but to protect the middle class and would extend one of the best programs that prevents people falling into poverty, the earned income tax credit. let us make sure that congress does there were and let the majority rule. what a novel thought from the congressman. thank you. speaking of small business, we're really honored that the owner of a business in herndon is here to talk to us about the consequences for small businesses. bob. [applause] hello -- >> hello. i own an embroidery franchise out in herndon, va., and we work for small businesses, schools, corporations. i'm happy to be here today to talk to you about the fiscal cliff and how it might affect my business. i am mostly optimistic about our economy in the future, i have grave concerns about what is going on in congress and the potential fiscal cliff we are facing and the elimination of the tax cuts
don bless you all and thank you for being here. -- god bless you all. [applause] >> thank you for such a sensible message. perhaps congress should do their job. i do believe there is a simple way for but to protect the middle class and would extend one of the best programs that prevents people falling into poverty, the earned income tax credit. let us make sure that congress does there were and let the majority rule. what a novel thought from the congressman. thank you. speaking of small...